Some of my best lessons in what it means to hold space for people came from a palliative care nurse.

How eLearning Professionals Can Direct Learners’ Attention. At this article you will find 5 Tips To Direct Your Learners’ Attention.

There's a new buzz phrase going around town these days in the L&D and talent development communities. That phrase is micro-learning. The infographic on the modern learner, published by Ber

For the Professional Social Media class I teach at Sonoma State University, I created an exercise designed to help folks practice both content creation and looking at metrics. Nonprofit’s can use this at a staff meeting or other gathering to...

In my framework of Modern Workplace Learning (see diagram on right)  I use the term social collaboration to label an important new element of work of the modern-day L&D department. I deliberate...

Click to download a printable version of this document.     Why is brainstorming Important? It encourages collaborative thinking and engages team members. It allows individuals to meet and collectively share thoughts. It broadens individual and team perspectives, allowing for new and unexpected ideas. It anticipates unexpected questions and unforeseen “bumps in the road.” It …

Sharon Boller’s work has explored the divide between remembering and forgetting extensively in 2014. Her white paper, When Remembering Really Matters, identifies eight strategies, four for learning and four for remembering, that help fight forgetting.

Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.

It’s one of the most talked-about trends in education right now. Right behind the iPad and Common Core. Flipping your classroom is a trend that doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. That’s great, because it offers a lot of advantages for your classroom regardless of your students’ age or what subject matter you’re presenting in your classroom. If you’re new to the concept, flipping your classroom can feel a little bit overwhelming: How much should I switch around? What is best for the classroom vs at home? Why am I doing this again anyway?

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These online group collaboration tools have enabled smooth and fast communication, collaboration among distantly located students and their instructors. Thus students can gain more from the experience of their instructors. These tools along with instructional design and implementation strategies devised by instructors has led to enhancement of knowledge and sharpening of students’ skills. This has allowed educational benefits to reach to more and more students globally beyond the confines of classrooms